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Political and cultural purges
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The list Political and cultural purges includes
Peter Stumpp, Hollywood blacklist, Victims of the Night of the Long Knives, Cambodian genocide and Denazification.
The list consists of 128 members
and 21 sublists.
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1941 Red Army Purge
Execution of many senior Soviet officers by Stalin
Overview: Between October 1940 and February 1942, in spite of the ongoing German attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941, the Red Army, in particular the Soviet Air Force, as well as Soviet military-related ind ...Occupation: Military
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Bleiburg repatriations
Incident in Yugoslavia at the end of World War II
Overview: The Bleiburg repatriations (see terminology) occurred in May 1945, at the end of World War II in Europe, when tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians associated with the Axis fleeing Yugoslavia were ... 0
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Inquisition
court of the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church to combat those organizations that did not agree with their teachings
Overview: The Inquisition was a Catholic judicial procedure where the ecclesiastical judges could initiate, investigate and try cases in their jurisdiction. Popularly it became the name for various medieval and ... 0
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Hollywood blacklist
Mid-20th century banning of suspected Communists from US entertainment
Overview: The Hollywood blacklist was the mid-20th century banning of suspected Communists from working in the United States entertainment industry. The blacklist began at the onset of the Cold War and Red Scare ... 0
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Great Purge
1936–1938 campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union
Overview: The Great Purge, or the Great Terror (Russian: Большой террор, Bol'shoy terror), also known as the Year of '37 (37-й год, Tridtsat' sed'moy god) and the Yezhovshchina (Ежовщина lit. 'period of Y ... 0
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McCarthyism
Phenomenon in the US of making accusations of subversion or treason without evidence
Overview: McCarthyism, also known as the Second Red Scare, was the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American insti ... 0
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7.Overview: The Night of the Long Knives (German: ) was a purge in which the Nazi regime executed at least 85 people for political reasons. This took place in Germany between June 30 and July 2, 1934. Most of those ...Date of death: 1934Nationality: German 0
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Peter Stumpp
Possible German serial killer tried for allegedly being a werewolf
Overview: Peter Stumpp (c. 1535 – 1589; name is also spelled as Peter Stube, Peter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a German farmer and alleged serial killer, accused of werewolfery, witchcraft and can ... 0
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1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners
Government-led mass execution of political prisoners in Iran
Overview: A series of mass executions of political prisoners ordered by Ayatollah Khomeini and carried out by Iranian officials, took place across Iran, starting on 19 July 1988 and continuing for approximately ... 0
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Namyangju massacre
1950–1951 Korean War massacres
Overview: The Namyangju massacre (Korean: 남양주 민간인학살 Hanja: 南楊州民間人虐殺 Namyangju civilian massacre) was a mass killing conducted by South Korean police and local militia forces between October 1950 and early 1951 in ... 0
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Red Terror
Repression and mass killings in Russia
Overview: The Red Terror (Russian: Красный террор) was a period of political repression and mass killings carried out by Bolsheviks after the beginning of the Russian Civil War in 1918. The term is usually applied ... 0
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Moscow Trials
1936-1938 show trials in the USSR, held by Stalin to purge the political oppositionOverview: The Moscow Trials were a series of show trials held in the Soviet Union at the instigation of Joseph Stalin between 1936 and 1938 against Trotskyists and members of Right Opposition of the Communist Party ... 0
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Operation Condor
US-backed campaign of political repression in South America
Overview: Operation Condor (Spanish: Operación Cóndor, also known as Plan Cóndor; Portuguese: Operação Condor) was a United States-backed campaign of political repression and state terror involving intelligence ... 0
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14.Overview: Throughout the history of the Soviet Union, millions of people suffered political repression, which was an instrument of the state since the October Revolution. It culminated during the Stalin era, then ... 0
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Cambodian genocide
Mass murder of 1.5 to 2 million Cambodians by the Khmer Rouge during the latter half of the 1970s
Overview: The Cambodian genocide (Khmer: ហាយនភាពខ្មែរ or ការប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ខ្មែរ, French: Génocide cambodgien) was carried out by the Khmer Rouge regime under the leadership of Pol Pot, and it resulted in the deaths ... 0
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Purge
removal of people who are considered undesirableOverview: In history, religion and political science, a purge is a position removal or execution of people who are considered undesirable by those in power from a government, another, their team leaders, or society ... 0
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De-Stalinization
a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union under Premier Nikita KhrushchevOverview: De-Stalinization (Russian: десталинизация, destalinizatsiya) comprised a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953, and the thaw brought ... 0
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Murtaja Qureiris
Saudi Arabian activistOverview: Murtaja Qureiris (Arabic: مرتجى قريريص Murtajā Qurayrīṣ; born 24 October 2000) is a Saudi Arabian activist and member of the minority Shia. Qureiris was accused by the Saudi Government of joining a "terror ...Date of birth: 24 October 2000Age: 24 0
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Dirty War
period of state terrorism in Argentina from 1974 to 1983
Overview: The Dirty War (Spanish: Guerra sucia) is the name used by the military junta or civic-military dictatorship of Argentina (Spanish: dictadura cívico-militar de Argentina) for its period of state terrorism ... 0
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Expulsion of the Acadians
18th century geopolitical event
Overview: The Expulsion of the Acadians was the forced removal of inhabitants of the North American region historically known as Acadia between 1755 and 1764 by Great Britain. It included the modern Canadian Maritime ... 0
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